57.6% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whitlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whitlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Whitlands have remained steady, with a strong proportion of adults holding high-level qualifications. While the typical resident has a higher level of schooling than those in most similar areas, the community still falls a little below national figures for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Australian figure of 58.8% and well below Victoria's 61.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitlands, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults, or 24.2%, holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is still a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
24.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Whitlands, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are heavily focused on technical and environmental fields, with 36.4% in engineering and 13.6% in agriculture and environment.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 34 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,040, which is much higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
34
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whitlands
1 school — 34 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Whitfield District Primary School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 34 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22773/whitlands/topic/education